Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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AI Insight Forum: Urgency needed to protect data laborers

October 24, 2023

Low-paid data workers who train AI models sent a letter to lawmakers ahead of a Senate meeting with AI leaders today urging Congress to protect their rights.

Computing & Information Sciences

21st century Clippy: Cornell expert on conversational chatbots

September 26, 2023

People can now talk to and have a conversation with OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. The company says it can generate human-like audio from just text and a few seconds of sample speech.

Cornell Tech
Computing & Information Sciences

OpenAI board may have won the battle – but lost the war

November 20, 2023

Former Twitch leader Emmett Shear is taking over as OpenAI’s interim chief executive following a chaotic weekend of changes at the company. 

Computing & Information Sciences

AI not ‘natural phenomenon’, more oversight needed

May 16, 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence during a Senate panel hearing on Tuesday.

Computing & Information Sciences
science

X biometrics collection: Cornell experts on fighting bots, privacy

August 31, 2023

Social media platform X plans to collect user biometric, employment, and education data as a matter of policy. 

Computing & Information Sciences
science
Engineering

New AI audit law ‘necessary’ to keep hiring equal in NYC

July 5, 2023

Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, says AI systems do not perform equally for all English speakers, which could negatively impact the hiring process.

Computing & Information Sciences

‘Silly’ to expect AI mimicking human-written text could be easily detected

February 1, 2023

Mor Naaman, professor of information science at Cornell University and associate dean at Cornell Tech, researches the trustworthiness of our information ecosystem. He says the technology is – as usual – racing ahead with no guardrails.

Cornell Tech
Computing & Information Sciences

Despite Q1 profit, Meta has ‘tremendous’ task to remain relevant

April 27, 2023

John Blevins, guest lecturer in Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, focuses on technology-driven market changes, strategic management and leadership in the tech sector.

International Reach
Economics and Business
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Computing & Information Sciences

Cornell expert available to discuss Twitter’s edit button

September 1, 2022

Some Twitter users will start being able to click a button on the social media service to edit a tweet after they have posted it.

Computing & Information Sciences

Meta’s lack of ad transparency contributes to political polarization

October 27, 2022

Meta was hit with a $24.7 million fine after a Washington judge found the tech giant had intentionally violated the state's campaign finance disclosure laws.

Computing & Information Sciences
science